Bacterial interactions underpin worsening lung function in cystic fibrosis-associated infections by Damian W. Rivett, Lauren R. Hatfield, Helen Gavillet, Michelle Hardman, Christopher van der Gast

“…The literature, however, has traditionally focused on the presence of pathogens in isolation or univariate measures like number of species to predict decline of lung function and ignores large swathes of data. …”
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Fuzzy Logic-Based Arrival Time Estimation for Indoor Navigation Using Augmented Reality by Muhammad Hidayat Mohammed Sohif, Muhammad Imran Mardzuki, Azhar Mohd Ibrahim, Ahmad Jazlan

“…Mobile applications designed for indoor navigation often rely on expensive and computationally demanding beacons or natural markers to track the user's location along a predetermined path. Furthermore, traditional navigation estimation methods based on GPS are ineffective for indoor navigation. …”
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EMC2 suppresses ferroptosis via regulating TFRC in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Xianghui Chen, Xiaoyan Wang, Yuxia Zou, Yan Wang, Tingting Duan, Zijie Zhou, Yi Huang, Qing Ye

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The total extract of Abelmoschus manihot (L.) medic flowers (TEA) mediated Nrf2-TFAM signalling to regulate mitochondrial antioxidant mechanism by Ying Song, Xinyi Zhu, Beibei Wang, Qisong Li, Biwei Song

“…Abelmoschus manihot (L.) medic flower (TEA) is a traditional Chinese medicine widely used to treat injuries to the skin such as water and fire scalds. …”
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IŠ KO KYLA ŽMOGAUS TEISĖS? by Evaldas Nekrašas

“…Evaldas Nekrašas Summary The traditional understanding of human rights as divine or inborn is out of fashion today. …”
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Momordica Charantia Polysaccharides Attenuates MPP+-Induced Injury in Parkinson’s Disease Mice and Cell Models by Regulating TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB Pathway by Dengjun Guo, Jie Zhou, Meng Zhang, Reyisha Taximaimaiti, Xiaoping Wang, Hai Wang

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A new risk assessment model of venous thromboembolism by considering fuzzy population by Xin Wang, Yu-Qing Yang, Xin-Yu Hong, Si-Hua Liu, Jian-Chu Li, Ting Chen, Ju-Hong Shi

“…Conclusions The proposed model achieved higher sensitivity and specificity than the Padua model, and better robustness than traditional ML models. This study built a population-split-based ML model of VTE by modeling the class-imbalance problem and it can be applied more broadly in risk assessment of other diseases.…”
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Ethnobotanical survey of plants locally used in the control of termite pests among rural communities in northern Uganda by Betty C. Okori, Christine Oryema, Robert Opiro, Acur Amos, Gilbert I. Obici, Karlmax Rutaro, Geoffrey M. Malinga, Eric Sande

“…This study aimed at assessing the communities’ knowledge about plants traditionally used in controlling termites among selected communities in Apac District, northern Uganda. …”
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Mechanism of melanoma suppression by Prosopis juliflora derived alkaloids: Apoptosis induction and signaling pathway inhibition by Jasoda Choudhari, Snehal K. Nimal, Shridhar Chougule, Trupti Shinde, N.R. Dhatrak, Gopal C. Kundu, Rajesh N. Gacche

“…Background: Traditional medicines remain integral to healthcare worldwide especially in developing countries. …”
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A leap forward: exploring the advantages of single-step genome evaluation in Italian Mediterranean buffalo by Stefano Biffani, Mayra Gómez, Roberta Cimmino, Dario Rossi, Gianluigi Zullo, Riccardo Negrini, Alberto Cesarani, Giuseppe Campanile, Gianluca Neglia

“…These results showed that implementing ssGBLUP in the breeding program can generate more accurate predictions for important traits in dairy IMB than traditional BLUP. …”
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MHRA-MS-3D-ResNet-BiLSTM: A Multi-Head-Residual Attention-Based Multi-Stream Deep Learning Model for Soybean Yield Prediction in the U.S. Using Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data by Mahdiyeh Fathi, Reza Shah-Hosseini, Armin Moghimi, Hossein Arefi

“…This performance surpassed some of the state-of-the-art models like 3D-ResNet-BiLSTM and MS-3D-ResNet-BiLSTM, and other traditional ML methods like Random Forest (RF), XGBoost, and LightGBM. …”
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HyQ2: A Hybrid Quantum Neural Network for NextG Vulnerability Detection by Yifeng Peng, Xinyi Li, Zhiding Liang, Ying Wang

“…Using only two qubits, our validation results demonstrate that HyQ2 outperforms traditional classical machine learning models in vulnerability detection. …”
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Molecular Characterization and Risk Factors of Carbapenem-Resistant Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolated from Chinese Tertiary Hospital by Zhu R, Li J, Lian S, Li Y, Cai M, Cao Y, Xu X

“…Rongping Zhu,1,* Ju Li,2,* Siyan Lian,2,* Yishan Li,3 Meili Cai,2 Yingping Cao,2 Xiaohong Xu2,4 1Department of Blood Transfusion, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou University Affiliated Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, People’s Republic of China; 3Anxi County Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Quanzhou, Fujian, 362000, People’s Republic of China; 4Fujian Medical University Union Clinical College, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xiaohong Xu; Yingping Cao, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13959192290 ; +86 13365910806, Email vancy1988@163.com; caoyingping@aliyun.comBackground: Therefore, the objectives of this study were to investigate the prevalence of carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-hvKp) in Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, identify their genetic characters, characterize their resistance profiles, and identify risk factors for their infection to improve prevention and treatment strategies for CR-hvKp in the area.Methods: Between January 2021 and January 2022, clinically identified carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKp) isolates were collected. …”
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Colorectal Serrated Neoplasia: An Institutional 12-Year Review Highlights the Impact of a Screening Programme by A. J. McCarthy, S. M. O’Reilly, J. Shanley, R. Geraghty, E. J. Ryan, G. Cullen, K. Sheahan

“…As the malignant potential of sessile serrated lesions/polyps (SSL/Ps) and traditional serrated adenomas (TSAs) has been clearly demonstrated, it is important that serrated polyps are identified and correctly classified histologically. …”
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Age- and sex-adjusted CT-based reference values for temporal muscle thickness, cross-sectional area and radiodensity by Emilia K. Pesonen, Otso Arponen, Jaakko Niinimäki, Nicole Hernández, Lasse Pikkarainen, Sami Tetri, Tommi K. Korhonen

“…Abstract Muscle mass has been traditionally assessed by measuring paraspinal muscle areas at the level of the third lumbar vertebra on computed tomography (CT). …”
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Migration of Health Workers and Its Impacts on the Nigerian Health Care Sector: Protocol for a Scoping Review by David Omiyi, Ebenezer Arubuola, Marcus Chilaka, Md Shafiqur Rahman Jabin

“…The study selection process will be shown using a PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews) flowchart. While the traditional risk of bias assessments is not applied to scoping reviews, the quality of included studies will be evaluated based on methodological transparency. …”
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Christian vs liberal conceptions of human rights by Piotr Mazurkiewicz

“… The Catholic Church has traditionally raised four objections to the doctrine of human rights in its liberal version: the lack of reference to God as the source of human rights, individualism, the absence of a list of human duties accompanying individual rights, and the doctrine’s vulnerability to proliferation and creative interpretation of those rights. …”
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Mixed-methods study assessing the accuracy of verbal autopsy and sociocultural determinants of infant mortality in Gujarat, India by Monika Patel, Bhavesh J. Khandhar, Niketkumar D. Satapara, M Yogesh, Samarth Rabadiya, Soumya Sharma

“…Qualitative findings revealed barriers to timely care (lack of danger sign recognition, financial constraints, traditional healer reliance), cultural beliefs impacting care practices, gender discrimination, health system constraints (staff shortages, diagnostic limitations), and challenges with VA implementation (recall bias, desire for feedback). …”
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The mediating effect of clinical belongingness on the relationship between anxiety and professional identity in nursing interns: a cross-sectional study by Junhao Zhang, Lijia Wang, Xue Yang, Yuwei Yang, Xuehua Wu, Huaping Huang, Guirong Li

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Uji Kualitas Mikrobiologis Minuman Teh Poci yang Dijual Pedagang Kaki Lima di Pasar Raya Padang by Genta Pradana, Roslaili Rasyid, Edison

“…The Teh Poci stands are also located in the middle of traditional market which cause the serving to the society do not fulfill the sanitary standard.One of the indicators of water contamination is by measuring the amount of the coliform bacteria presents in water.  …”
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